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Job Details
Title: Sr. Data Center Engineer
Location: 11525 Main Street, Broomfield, CO 80020
Job Description -
Responsibilities:
Design and prepare data center white space to ensure power, space, cooling (airflow/temperature), and infrastructure standards are met.
Provide general IT Infrastructure skills with a systematic approach to troubleshooting equipment issues.
Provide process execution for data center IT asset lifecycle management from installation to operational support, and ultimately asset retirement. Installation/de-installation of network cabling throughout data center and similar hardware; ensures PII data is handled within TIAA guidelines.
Manages daily workload and after-hours support of on-site cable vendors. Consists of both physical project instructions as well as issuing operational work requests via Service Now.
Move equipment, racks, and materials between physical locations in the same data center.
Creates CAD templates and sets new design standards for High-Density deployments.
Generates/distributes reports connected to the operation of a data center.
Provide support to engineers to understand VLAN and network requirements for new IT infrastructure technologies.
Perform Asset Management tasking in Configuration Management Database (CMDB) and maintain CAD and Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) elevation/floorplan data.
Prepares electrical quotes and manages circuit installation, prepares cabinets with power distribution, and maintains PDU schedules.
Acts as the first point of contact for connectivity, power, cooling anomalies and perform on-call roles on a rotational basis.
Research, order, test, and select new technology products for data center solution delivery.
Provide inventory tracking and updating to maintain a valid count of material and supplies.
Monitor and respond to environmental, security, and equipment monitoring systems.
Partner and engage with corporate services facilities management vendor for MEP/environmental data center issues.
Requirements:
Minimum of 5 years' experience performing maintenance and installation of mission critical infrastructure systems in a Data Center.
Good collaboration skills with proven experience engaging with and partnering with peers and stakeholders. Experience providing IT technical customer support.
Good written and oral communication skills.
Knowledge of IT infrastructure hardware, including their designs, uses, repair and maintenance.
Ability to use DCIM and CAD software to aid in data center white-space capacity planning.
Solid Microsoft Office skills and experience using Collaboration software such as Microsoft Teams/SharePoint and Zoom.
Capability to work in a physically demanding environment.
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